Way back in the medium-good-old-days, my friends and I used to make a run to Ohio to pick up fireworks. We'd each drop an entire paycheck on stuff that went whoosh/boom, and it would be gone in a couple of hours.

Those were the days. Good times.

"Placement is power" -- seen in an article by Stephen A. Camp
(RIP, Mr. Camp; you will be remembered, and missed)